Coast Guard says boat grounded in channel

Tuesday

Nov 25, 2008 at 2:00 AM

Coast Guard officials were monitoring a fishing vessel that ran aground last night in a channel between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, a Coast Guard spokesman from the public affairs office in Boston said.

Coast Guard officials were monitoring a fishing vessel that ran aground last night in a channel between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, a Coast Guard spokesman from the public affairs office in Boston said.

There were no injuries reported, and the vessel was not in distress, the spokesman said. There were no environmental implications from the grounding, which was reported at around 9 p.m. during high tide, a Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England spokesman said.

Officials were unable to comment on the name and origin of the vessel.

The Boston public affairs spokesman said that because the boat was not in distress and was not damaged, the boat's owners were responsible for contacting a salvage company or finding other means to pull it out.

Coast Guard officials said they would continue to monitor the situation.